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Noun: palanquin  ,pa-lun'keen
  1. A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
    "The wealthy merchant travelled through the crowded streets in an ornate palanquin";
    - palankeen

Derived forms: palanquins

Type of: litter

Encyclopedia: Palanquin